Coin-receptacle



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I H. RUSSELL.

COIN REGEPTAGLB.

No. 517,071. Patented Mar. 27, 1894.

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COlN-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 517,071, dated Mar 21894- Applicationfiled July 28.1893. Serial No. 481,789. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

l 3e it known that I, HUNTLEY RUSSELL, a citlzen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Coin-Receptacles;and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to whlch it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in com receptacles, and its objectis to provide the same with certain new and useful features, hereinaftermore fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is afront elevation of .a device embodying my invention with portions brokenaway to show the construction; Fig. 2 a horizontal section on the line2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a detail showing manner of securing cap on post;and Fig. 4 a detail of the cap.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A is a cylindrical vessel to receive the coin, having a cover B which ishinged at B, and has a lock B". Parallel to each other, and

near the opposite sides of said cap, are secured the vertical tubularposts C, having slots 0 in their adjacent sides, within which theopposite edges of two parallel vertical glass plates D, D, are inserted.Between said glass plates are secured the inclined metallic strips E, E,E", E', E"", E'."", which are turned up at their outer ends and rivetedto the vertical metallic strips, or bars F.

The widths of said bars F are equal to the inside diameter of the posts0, and their object is to provide suitable fastenings for strips E, andalso serve as guides or stops for the glass plates. Near the upper endof one of Said posts and to its outer side is secured the coin chute G,the slot of which is connected with the metallic Strip E, by means ofthe trough G, and openings cut in the post 0 and bar F respectively.

H is a cap in which grooves H are cut to receive the upper edge of theglass plates. said cap is provided at either end with eyes H",surrounding the post 0 and resting on the collar 1, which collar isfirst secured on the upper end of said post. The post cap J is thenscrewed on and securely holds cap H between said collar and post cap.

The operation of my device is as follows: A coin is dropped into thechute Gr, and immediately rolls down on the inclined metallic strip E,ofi its end, drops to strip E, and so on, until it reaches the cap B, inwhich a slot B' is out to allow it to pass into the receptacle A. Owingto the narrowness .of the space between the glass plates the coin isheld on its edge, thus showing both its faces through the glass as itrolls freely down said inclined metallic strips.

What I claim is- 1. In a coin receptacle, a receiving vessel, a cap onsaid vessel, a slot in said cap, posts arranged vertically thereonparallel glass plates secured between said posts, inclined strips oflesser length than the distance between said posts, between said glassplates; a cap engaging upper ends of glass plates, and having eyesengaging said posts and resting on said collars, and post caps on saidposts,-

substantially as described.

2. In a coin receptacle, a receiving vessel, tubular posts arrangedvertically thereon, slots in said posts, strips or bars of same width asinside diameter of posts, within the same, downwardly inclined stripssecured to said bars, glass plates on each side of said strips, and acap engaging the upper ends of said plates, substantially as described.

3. In a coin receptacle, a cylindrical vessel, a hinged cap on saidvessel, means for looking said cap to said vessel, tubular postsvertical to said cap, slots in said posts,.bars in said posts, glassplates in said slots, downwardly inclined strips between said plates,

collars on said posts, a cap engaging said HUNTLEY RUSSELL} Witnesses:

LUTHER V. MOULTON, LEWIS E. FLANDERS.

